#8E37C7#8E37C7

#8E37C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.214 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E37C7
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 199)
HSL	hsl(276, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 60.09, -59.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 84.38, 315.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1325 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.214 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.8282, 12.6070, 55.2526)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E37C7 #70C737

analogous

#4637C7 #8E37C7 #C737B8

triadic

#8E37C7 #C78E37 #37C78E

tetradic

#8E37C7 #C74637 #70C737 #37B8C7

square

#8E37C7 #C74637 #70C737 #37B8C7

split-complementary

#8E37C7 #B8C737 #37C746

monochromatic

#4A1C67 #6C2A97 #8E37C7 #A966D5 #C496E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E37C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E37C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E37C7

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E37C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E37C7	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0764C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85587C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e37c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.214 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b476d9',
    500: '#8e37c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e37c7;
$custom-light: #b476d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e37c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.25,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5282,
    "c": 0.21398,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E37C7

secondary

#A6CD8C

accent

#E04884

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E37C7

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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